Apple Computer contracts with Quantum Computer Services to create AppleLink - Personal Edition. The price is US$6-15 per hour, US$35 for software and the first year’s subscription, and US$35 per year for the following years.

Judge Robert Aguilor agrees to split the Apple Computer vs. Microsoft case into two separate phases, to decide if Microsoft had been licensed to use Macintosh features in Windows 2.03, and, if necesssary, to determine if Microsoft had violated Apple’s copyrights.

Microsoft Corp. and Intuit Inc. announce that they have agreed to terminate their planned merger after the United States Department of Justice began an investigation of whether or not the move would give Microsoft too much dominance in the personal finance software market. Microsoft pays Intuit US$46.25 million in compensation for terminating the deal. Microsoft had originally agreed to acquire Intuit in October 1994 in a deal worth approximately US$2 billion.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission orders a recall of some Apple PowerBook G4 batteries. The official CPSC recall notice states that an internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless they have been otherwise instructed. The defective batteries can be returned to Apple for replacement. Approximately 128,000 defective units were sold.